watch live launch of SpaceX falcon rocket @ 3:44 eastern

[The Boston Dangler]

wooo! top score for camera work too.

 

[dawp]

now to chase the ISS

 

[The Boston Dangler]

notice how young everyone in the control room is

edit:
almost everyone

 

[dennilfloss]

They happy!

 

[dennilfloss]

Those folks look so young!

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I want to hug the blond chick too!

 

[dawp]

NASA's crew sure looks different

 

[NFS4]

Fuck yeah! Congrats all around to the SpaceX team.

 

[ussfletcher]

While this does open up possibilities in the future it is sad that NASA is taking the backseat.

 

[PhoenixEnigma]

Those folks look so young!

Compare and contrast to NASA. Cultural differences, there!

 

[dawp]

http://news.yahoo.com/scotty-trip-final-frontier-spacex-rocket-174001331.html

Falcon 9 carries a secondary payload as well - a container holding lipstick-tube-sized canisters filled with cremated remains. The deceased include Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, who died in 2004, and actor James Doohan, who portrayed chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on the original Star Trek television series. Doohan died in 2005.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

actor James Doohan, who portrayed chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on the original Star Trek television series. Doohan died in 2005.

how many times is this guy going to have his ashes spread in space?

 

[So]

While this does open up possibilities in the future it is sad that NASA is taking the backseat.

For low earth orbit? Be happy! It frees them up to go somewhere NEW -- something they haven't done since 1972.

 

[ichy]

notice how young everyone in the control room is

edit:
almost everyone

Same way with NASA. I believe that Gene Cranz said the average age of his flight controllers was 26.

 

[ussfletcher]

For low earth orbit? Be happy! It frees them up to go somewhere NEW -- something they haven't done since 1972.

You can't do great new things when your budget is routinely being slashed, and you are at the whim of the ebb and flow of politicians.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Bill, Bob and Jebediah make it ok?

 

[terry107]

Dragon is about to dock with the ISS. Follow it here: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/003/status.html

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Bill, Bob and Jebediah make it ok?

haha jeb is ok, the others are losing their shit

 

[Brovane]

Succesful Splashdown. Great Missions. Congrats to Space X.